Why don't people at SF like Hugo Boss?

[RSS]

Originally Posted by Da Luis Vuitton Don

i like teh accent

Perhaps we know each other ... in a parallel universe. If not ... maybe a perpendicular one.

 

[BeaconHillBoston]

Originally Posted by phxlawstudent

Great marketing department. Plus they're fashionable.

This.

A lot of the "smaller" high quality brands don't have tens of millions of bucks to spend on marketing in all the rags.

I saw a billboard for a Chanel "submariner" watch today. I wonder how many folks are being tricked into buying that garbage.

It's not like I can talk. Until I found this forum, I was one of those idiots : - ( Which was somewhat of a curse, because now I'm gun shy to buy anything I like prior to making sure it's SF approved, lol.

 

[RSS]

Originally Posted by BeaconHillBoston

This.

A lot of the "smaller" high quality brands don't have tens of millions of bucks to spend on marketing in all the rags.

I saw a billboard for a Chanel "submariner" watch today. I wonder how many folks are being tricked into buying that garbage.

It's not like I can talk. Until I found this forum, I was one of those idiots : - ( Which was somewhat of a curse, because now I'm gun shy to buy anything I like prior to making sure it's SF approved, lol.
Chanel still has a couture line for women. Boss isn't in the same league when it comes to men.

 

[BeaconHillBoston]

Originally Posted by RSS

Chanel still has a couture line for women. Boss isn't in the same league when it comes to men.

I agree with you. I'm sure their line for women is very nice.

I'm just saying, both Boss and Chanel have large marketing budgets, thus generating lots of exposure; stars wear their stuff -- etc. I'm sure the average consumer who cares about the way they look would assume a Chanel watch was desirable and high quality. I've heard that Chanel produces a small amount of menswear...and of course, the watches.

 

[RSS]

Originally Posted by BeaconHillBoston

I agree with you. I'm sure their line for women is very nice.

I'm just saying, both Boss and Chanel have large marketing budgets, thus generating lots of exposure; stars wear their stuff -- etc. I'm sure the average consumer who cares about the way they look would assume a Chanel watch was desirable and high quality.
Ah ... I missed your point.

 

[BeaconHillBoston]

Originally Posted by RSS

Ah ... I missed your point.

It would be interesting to show a bunch of consumers the Chanel watch and a Hamilton and see which one they would consider superior. Me thinks we know the answer to that question

I have a tweed boss jacket. It's fine for kicking around at bars. Clearly I paid way to much for it.

 

[Dressed2the9s]

Originally Posted by OttoSkadelig

you were expecting different?

I was. Thanks to SF, I'm educated.

 

[emakris]

I own a few Hugo Boss items; the only reason I buy them (assuming I find them discounted) is the fit. In fact, I only just got back from a quick trip to the US where I picked up a Hugo Boss suit at Saks - 40% off and very good fit made it hard to resist. For some reason, Hugo Boss suits and shirts fit me quite well.

Quality-wise they are usually below what one should expect for the RRP but although this could very well be a factor for SFers not liking the brand, sometimes I think it's more to do with the ubiquity of it. Personally, the only reasons that put me off Hugo Boss is the recommended retail price and that they are mostly made in Turkey (the latter purely for political reasons).

My two pence as far as Hugo Boss goes is this: if I found something I liked, fits so well that I can ignore the "Made in Turkey" label and it is over 30% off RRP then I go for it. With that in mind, the only thing I wouldn't buy off them is shoes.

 

[cimabue]

Originally Posted by Ich_Dien

Because he said brown goes with everything.

 

[Superfluous]

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[Jr Mouse]

Please forgive me for not searching the whole thread. I'm out and just found a BOSS suit that fit me perfectly at a NM outlet. Final price would be $300 after all stacked discounts. Slim modern fit. I did the pinch test and I swear it felt like it was half canvased with the 3rd layer. Checked it in several places with a pinch and it had the stiching under the lapel. I thought BOSS were all fused? It's on hold for me. Any thoughts? Thanks!!

 

[mkarim]

Originally Posted by emakris

With that in mind, the only thing I wouldn't buy off them is shoes.

+100. Their shoes are crappy both in terms of fit and quality.

 

[k4lnamja]

OT question

what is your definition of style vs fashionable?

just curious . . .

 

[binge]

Originally Posted by JMRouse

Please forgive me for not searching the whole thread. I'm out and just found a BOSS suit that fit me perfectly at a NM outlet. Final price would be $300 after all stacked discounts. Slim modern fit. I did the pinch test and I swear it felt like it was half canvased with the 3rd layer. Checked it in several places with a pinch and it had the stiching under the lapel. I thought BOSS were all fused? It's on hold for me. Any thoughts? Thanks!!

If you really like it and can afford it, buy it.

 

[Jr Mouse]

Originally Posted by binge

If you really like it and can afford it, buy it.

I had to do a pre-sale for it, but did. I'm home now and really am just trying to figure out if it is really 1/2 canvased. I had always heard BOSS are fused, but I did the full pinch test on several areas of the chest and it had the floating "canvas." I'm not an expert on these things and tested it via the methods I read online. It really just amounts to me wanting to know what I am buying.

I did find some people indicating that BOSS has a black label they sell with Neiman Marcus that are half canvased, but even then people seemed to disagree.